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says what she feels..
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Went back to GWP to work on Friday cause I'm so helpful. Heh. Actually its because Jess needs people desperately, again. Would have clocked OT at my regular workplace otherwise, but after battling with the bloody slow system all day I just have no mood to input anything else le. So off to GWP I went.
I was VIP again. Not so good for me but at least I wasn't serving the bridal table. The function started at 9. 9! Have to rush the dishes a bit but managed to finish it by 11. So proud of Ah Fong and myself for doing it.
Met a cute chef during the function. Never seen him in the banquet kitchen before. But he seems to know what he's doing. The dishes are always on time. He's tall, fit and very friendly. Did I mention that he's cute?
Went back yesterday also. Was late on the account of staying too long at my AM's place trying to solve her Itunes problem. She's so nice, buying me lunch and drinks. Her youngest daughter is sooo cute! Kind of like a younger version of my youngest cousin. Only more of a crybaby. She cried like, 5 times during the 2 hours I was there. ~Sweats~
Anyway, took a cab to GWP. Would have made it on time but there was a huge jam on the CTE. Fell asleep on the cab, woke up and I was still on the same stretch of road. Thought I was going to have a heart attack cause of the running meter but the final fare was only about a dollar more than ususal. ~Shrugs~ Weird.
Have to set up a whole function by myself. Luckily, its only 9 tables. Managed to finish on time but Ace won't let me go to dinner. He kept telling me to do stuff that I could have done later, like set up my own VIP side station. Look, if I'm not worried about it, why should he? It's just preparing my serving gear and plates for later.
Saw the very cute chef again. Saw Nick and York too. I'm a very happy girl yesterday.
Had a very relaxed time yesterday doing VIP. The guests ate fast, the dishes were staggered. Even had time to talk to the barman and flirt with the cute chef.
Either my memory is failing me or there are too many new people coming in. I have all these newbies coming up to me these couple of days asking me stuff. It's like almost every new staff knows my name and I'll be like: Huh?/Do I know you?/Have I taught you before?/Did we do a function together once?
Or something like that.
Unless I have been partnered with a newbie(the chances of that happening nowadays are close to nil), there's no way I'll remember all their names. Unless they do something sensational, like quarrel with someone, hang around with my clique or piss me off royally. Heh.
In the past, only Xiaodi and Xiaohui will call me da jie. Don't really mind them calling me that cause I really do treat them like my siblings. Then York heard and now he's calling me that too. Screw him. He's always doing little things like that to piss me off. Because according to him, I look very entertaining when I'm pissed. -_-"
And now, Nick calls me that too. Hello, I'm like 3 months younger than he is. I should be calling him da ge instead, which I did.
He said that I was very obedient. Hmpf.
I want to punch him for that line alone.
I also suspect Xuan likes him.
What's wrong with the world?
And I still have not started shopping for CNY.
Hai...Labels: GWP
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
I am such a nice and highly efficient indivudual, I have decided to reward you with pictures.
Ying, this is for your benefit hor. All taken from the highly popular Friendsterwebsite.
So enjoy.
York the big hotshot Lawyer is on the left, Nick the future Engineer on the right.
Ron. Appropriately enough, this pic was captioned Hades.
Just so you know, it was pure coincidence that both pics are topless ones.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
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When I was young, my first ambition was to become a teacher. Heh. You must remember that back then, THE SHOW to watch was the one with Aiyoyo and Li Nanxing. Cannot blame lar, too young to watch anything else and actually understand what the hell is going on.
Of course, as years goes by, I wanted to be many other things. Except being a shrew, which is exactly what I grew up to be. The point is, not many of us grow up to accomplish things that we imagine ourselves doing at the age of six.
I know for a fact that I would never make it as an educator. First of all, I can't stand wailing kids. I would sooner slap them than try to instill sense into their heads. Give me the giggling babies anytime.
That being said, the kids of this generation will eat me alive. Seriously, you can't cane them, lecture them or even touch them. Physical contact with them will just shatter their fragile exterior or whatever. My foot. They will climb over your head if you let them. That's why I will, in the event that I actually have the desire to procreate, NOT spare the rod. A good sound beating is needed sometimes to instill a sense of discipline into them.
Have been around too many bratty children recently. Why aren't parents disciplining their children like they should? I swear, if one more kid kicks me in the shin on the train one more time, I'm going to twist their bratty little ankles and introduce them to the meaning of pain. How can they sit there smiling and do nothing while their offspring creates chaos right in front of their eyes?
No wonder Singapore has a falling birth rate. Everyone probably seen one brat too many and decided to save themselves the trouble of raising a monster.
Hai...
A lot of stress at work lately. Why doesn't anyone understand that I need time to go through my emails and follow up on them? They can't possibly expect me to finish updating everything in one week right? A couple of weeks ago, I had a horrendously long backlog of stuff I need to update and create. Because I'm also supposed to complete the data creation and uploading into the company's new system, I really can't cope with the workload. Then one of the AMs came over to ask me whether I was completing my IDL yet. WTF? I can't even finish up my existing backlog, let alone input any data. I tried to explain but really, whatever she was accusing me of not doing was getting to me. I don't even work under me and there she was, bossing me around. I almost ended up crying in the ladies. Why am I being subjected these unfair practices, I want to know? It's not like I can't take pressure, I've served several MPs, been the VIP server for countless functions, survived what Ron called justified bullying and went to hell and back at my poly attachment company. And has anyone tried carrying more than 200 plates while running in two and a half hours? Not the plastic ones but those made from porcelain. Try doing that. What do you mean I can't take it? I just can't stand her smug attitude. I'm not the one spending all days kissing the ass of my SM and doing virtually nothing.
And speaking of kissing ass and doing nothing, I want to kill Bart Simpson. He's an such an idiot that no amount of medicine will ever cure him. Tell me, what for you go to SIM and still rely on me to check the DB for you? What do they pay him 1.7K for? To bloody test my memory power? I don't have a photographic memory and if I did, I most certainly would not be working there. I would have 2 f-ing MBAs to my name already. And studying for my third.
So after I told him something he deserves to hear, he had the audacity to look wounded. What? He had it coming for ages, messing with me and pissing me off. He should go back to Springfield, Simpsonland where he rightfully belongs. Luckily, I still have my other AM to bitch with. Otherwise I woud have gone crazy bottling up all my feelings of unjust towards people who dare to call themselves my colleagues and yet sit there and gloat while I struggle to meet my deadlines. KNN.
I know, office politics. Can't say anything bad about them, to their faces at least. What I really want to stay to them is to go F themselves.
I need my GWP therapy fast. Not able to make it last week because dear Ying decided to hold her farewell BBQ the same day as a function. Don't balme her lar. It will probably be the last chance I get to see her in a very long time.
Probably not going back this week also. Need to help my AM configure her Itunes. How can anyone not know how to operate it? It's practically idiot-proof! Then Xiaohui wants to go shopping again, don't know whether it will be a group outing. I hope not, shopping was never meant to be a group activity and I really want to do some serious shopping. I want to get boots for CNY.
Plus, random shots sent to me. Some dating back to last Christmas, has it been 3 weeks already? Xiaohui and her stupid camera lor, take so long to develop. Get a digicam, takes virtually no time at all. Plus, you can delete those ugly shots that you want no one ever to see.
I think I was singing Rainie Yang's Ai Mei. Badly.
Gluttony should not be encouraged.
Taken after the amazing 16 hours I clocked on NYE. Yeah, I was falling asleep already.
Shopping on 2nd Jan 2006:
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Monday, January 09, 2006
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| :: It's a b-e-a-u-tiful day
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First of all, I want to start off by saying congrats to my Xiaodi for successfully snagging the most compatible girl for himself yesterday. Can't help saying that I saw it coming a long time ago, haha. In fact, I pride myself for being the one that brought them together. Ok lar, shall not divulge too much of their mushy stuff le. He better take good care of her from now on.
Very happy today cause it's a PH and I don't have to work(duh!). I get to sleep in which I've never had the chance to in a long, long time. Thus, I'm going to blog about how happy I am today.
Just kidding lar. Since when have my entries not involved some kind of written(or should it be typed?)abuse or another?
Never mind.
Went to GWP on last Sunday to work, saw Michael there..again. He's a big, fat(ok lar, he's not that fat)liar. Everytime say he wants to stop because of school reopening and yet I still see him there week in, week out. But still, lucky he's there lar, otherwise I wouldn't have anyone to talk to because Xiaodi's totally into his 'newly beloved'. Haha.
Nothing much to say about work except for one guest being sibeh guai lan. I don't even know what word to use to describe her. Tell me, what do you call someone who refuses to make eye contact with you? Normally when we serve people, because of their seating arrangement we'll just hand the plate to them. It's just too much of a waste of time to place the plate in front of them. This woman? Refuses to take the plate that I handed her when other more fussier guests(believe me, I've met more than my fair share)have no fucking problems doing so. Fucking hell. I really felt like taking her plate of food and smashing it into her horse face. KNN. Never met anyone so damn guai lan as her and that's saying something. What else can I do but to guai guai de put her stupid food in front of her. Even when clearing, she refuses to touch any thing other than her drink and pair of chopsticks. This function is not a high class Western set dinner ok? Tell me, since when have CWDs warrant this type of service? Everything's chop chop and go. I tell you, if every guest is like her I would have QUIT a long time ago. In contrast, the rest of the table is super nice. They even take the time to chat with me lor and the grandparents are very nice and not fussy at all, unlike some people.
Finally gotten the pics courtesy of Xiaodi from our shopping trip that wasn't really a shopping trip. None of us bought more than one item. Everyone bought the same T-shirt, diao. I guess Xiaohui's going to make us wear it when we go house-hopping during CNY, if we ever get round to doing it.
This is a seriously disturbing photo. Really.
This photo took a lot of courage from me. We were standing in the middle of a busy pedestrian walkway in broad daylight. Not a problem for Xiaohui of course. She's the Master of pulling stunts like this. In case you were wondering, we are trying to imitate the statues behind us.
On a side note: When is it going to stop raining? Water has been falling from the sky for 3 days non-stop. On Sunday, I very nearly froze to death in the Terrace cause of the rain plus the aircon being switched on. And normally, I had a view of the CBD from my seat in the office. Yesterday, the CBD disappeared! Hidden by the rain! How cool is that? Except Shenton Way floods everytime there's a heavy downpour. Imagine what 3 days of continuous rain can do. Couldn't have been fun for them.
The weather is seriously skewed these days. But it's pleasantly cool at night. Saves a lot of money since no one in their right minds would switch on the aircon. And I heard that India had snow(!) from Jessica. Haha. Don't know whether she's pulling my leg or what.
How Day After Tomorrow-esque the weather has become.Labels: GWP, photoblog
Friday, January 06, 2006
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| :: Tests, tests and more tests..
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Once you start taking these, you don't feel like stopping...
| You Are Boyish Sexy | 
You're the kind of girl who gets along with all the boys
Whether it's holding your own in a game of touch football...
Or kicking some major butt while playing Xbox.
You hang with the guys easily, while still keeping your girly sexiness. |
| Your Inner Child Is Angry | 
You're not an angry person.
But when you don't get your way, watch out.
Like a very manipulative kid, you will get what you want.
Even if it takes a little kicking and screaming. |
| You Are a Little Scary | 
You've got a nice edge to you. Use it. |
| Slow and Steady | 
Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy.
They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.
It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment.
They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it. |
| You Have a Choleric Temperament | 
You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things.
Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life.
You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation.
You posses a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon.
Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall.
You're an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others.
At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults.
Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion.
A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior. |
You Are 18 Years Old
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Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.
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| You Are 40% Weird | 
Normal enough to know that you're weird...
But too damn weird to do anything about it! |
| Your Seduction Style: Sweet Talker | 
Your seduction technique can be summed up with "charm"
You know that if you have the chance to talk to someone...
Well, you won't be talking for long! ;-)
You're great at telling potential lovers what they want to hear.
Partially, because you're a great reflective listener and good at complementing.
The other part of your formula? Focusing your conversation completely on the other person.
Your "sweet talking" ways have taken you far in romance - and in life.
You can finess your way through any difficult situation, with a smile on your face.
Speeding tickets, job interviews... bring it on! You truly live a *charmed life* |
| You're Part Diva | 
You know that a girl's gotta work it to get her way in the world.
And while you aren't about to throw a tantrum at every turn...
You do amp up the drama when you know you need it.
You mix charm, honesty, and kindness to get ahead. |
| Your Reputation Is: Maneater | 
You're the kind of girl all the chicks hate...
And guys are both scared of you yet strangely drawn in. |
| Your Blogging Type is Logical and Principled | 
You like to voice your well thought out opinions on your blog.
And if someone doesn't what you write, you really don't care!
Serious and blunt, sometimes people take your blog the wrong way.
But you're a true and loyal friend to those who truly get you. |
| You Can Hang With the Guys and the Girls | 
You've struck a good balance between girlie and laid back.
You can keep it casual but when you dress up, you are as girly as the next girl. |
In a Past Life...
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You Were: A Friendly Astrologer.
Where You Lived: Tibet.
How You Died: Buried alive.
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| Your Hair Should Be Purple | 
Intense, thoughtful, and unconventional.
You're always philosophizing and inspiring others with your insights. |
| How You Life Your Life | 
You are honest and direct. You tell it like it is.
You say whatever is on your mind. Other people's reactions don't phase you.
You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly.
Some of your past dreams have disappointed you, but you don't let it get you down. |
| You are Agnostic | 
You're not sure if God exists, and you don't care.
For you, there's no true way to figure out the divine.
You rather focus on what you can control - your own life.
And you tend to resent when others "sell" religion to you. |
| You Are 20% Boyish and 80% Girlish |
Even if you're not a girl, you're very feminine.
You're in touch with your feelings, and your heart rules you.
A bit of a emotional roller coaster, one moment you're up and the next you're down.
But no matter what, you try to be as cute and perky as possible. |
| You Are Somewhat Machiavellian | 
You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead...
But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself.
You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place.
You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to! |
| The Keys to Your Heart | 
You are attracted to good manners and elegance.
In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.
You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.
You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.
Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.
Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.
You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.
In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily. |
| All American Kid | 
Popular but not plastic. Athletic but not a jock. Smart but not a brain.
You were well rounded and well liked in high school. |
| Your Personality Is |
Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours. |
| Your Hidden Talent | 
You have the natural talent of rocking the boat, thwarting the system.
And while this may not seem big, it can be.
It's people like you who serve as the catalysts to major cultural changes.
You're just a bit behind the scenes, so no one really notices. |
| Your World View |
You are a fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably content.
You value kindness and try to live by your ideals.
You have strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material.
You respect truth and are flexible.
You like people, and they can readily make friends with you.
You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother you. |
| Men See You As Choosy | 
Men notice you light years before you notice them
You take a selective approach to dating, and you can afford to be picky
You aren't looking for a quick flirt - but a memorable encounter
It may take men a while to ask you out, but it's worth the wait |
Monday, January 02, 2006
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| :: Goodbye 2005...and Hello 2006
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It's the New Year! Hopefully, it will be a better one for me than the last.
I ushered in the NY by working. So fun right? At least it's better than squeezing through the crowds in Orchard Rd on NY eve and being molested by Bangala workers. Not fun at all.
I worked at a VVIP function unveiling the new Windsor Ballroom at GWP. It's super super nice and huge and NEW. Way better than the old ballroom. Hehe. Getting sick of the tight space over there, no more squeezing through chairs for me. I wonder what it will be like to work there in the future. Just not for Western lunches or dinners, they are much too troublesome. The money's very easy to earn though.
Of course, important functions like these calls for special attention to the set up so we had to start work very early. Reached the palce at 10 in the morning and spent the whole afternoon folding napkins and filling up the salt and pepper shakers with Xiao Hui. So sick of looking at napkins le. Imagine having to fold 300 of them in a afternoon, it's a miracle I didn't scream bloody murder after 2 hours of it.
Everything that was used that day was brand new, even the staff. Hehe. Well, technically none of us had worked there beforehand so for the first time in a long, long while I'm as much of a newbie as the rest! Haha, everyone still asks me where stuff are kept though, I'm just as clueless as they are. We had lots of time on our hands, since the function is so important that everyone had to reach there super early. The latest person started work at 2 pm! The briefing alone lasted for 2 hours. ~Sweat~ There was a lot of spare time left over and so we indulged Xiao Hui with her favourite activity for once: photo taking and video shooting. Heh. She's one very happy girl that day. All these done using camera phones of course, none of us have the desire to be sued by the hotel.
Everything that was on the menu that day was good stuff. I'm not talking about shark's fin and abalone. Those are so passe. Get this: they had crab and lobster for appetizer, chicken essence with some ingredients I can't recall, foie gras, lime sorbet, veal or halibut(some kind of fish) and some really awful dessert. Yeah, I know the dessert's awful cause I tasted it. Shh... Don't tell anyone it was Ron who did the stealing, not me. Wahaha.
As with all Western dinners, we were assigned individual tables and grouped accordingly. And I'm really damn suay, got paired with Xiaodi and Ron. I don't think there's anything working with the former but with Ron? Hai... It's hard to tell which one of us is more angry with the turn of events at that point. Working with the both of them was ok, except Xiaodi's more easily distracted by stuff than Ron. He ended up being very pissed cause Xiaodi would run off to do some other random stuff. Not that I mind, the part about him running off anyway. My table turned up pretty late so I had no problems covering for him. Then again, I wasn't the one who had to do more work. The guests at both Ron and my table were very funny though, they kept calling Ron to my table and vice versa. We both ended up doing more stuff for each other's table than for our own. Heh. All of them are very nice though, taking into account that they paid more than 700 bucks individually to attend the gala dinner(!)
IMO, the lead up to the dying minutes of 2005 was pretty good. The band that played and the singers - some famous 70s group called the 3 degrees, was fantastic. I actually liked some of their songs despite not being around during that era. Granted, I had to endure the horrendous soundcheck all afternoon. Where else could I go?
Because of the festive mood and all, some of the staff got drunk. Yes, you read right, STAFF got drunk. Ron and Mr. Hotshot Lawyer drank A LOT of alcohol just before the countdown. While seeing York drunk is fairly entertaining, watching Ron was NOT. If possible, he's more of an ass than usual. He kept popping the bloody balloons next to most of the girls, but mostly me, according to Xiao Hui. Stupid idiot. Hell, I was bloody pissed. So pissed in fact, I yelled at him in front of all the staff in the new ballroom. What a way to start 2006.
Pictures!
Taken during the setting up of the Windsor Ballroom
With the stage behind us
Testing, testing..
3..2..1..
Happy NY!
Christmas pics:
Eating from the Buffet spread..Yes, we were given permission.
Bunch of wackjobs. The hats look familiar don't they?
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